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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American downs more than 65 pounds of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) per year.

And the most recent official U.S. diet-health survey found that more than 10 percent of the average American’s daily calories come from fructose … with sweetened drinks being the single biggest source.

Some critiques of HFCS – versus the fructose found in plant foods and cane sugar – appear scientifically sound.

Earlier this month, scientists from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and Boston University Medical Center published a review of the evidence, which affirmed prior evidence that fructose promotes cancer.

As they wrote, “Fructose intake is associated with increased risk of pancreatic and small intestinal cancers, and possibly others … [it] is associated with more aggressive cancer behavior and may promote metastasis.” (Port AM et al. 2012)

And as they noted, this fact has worrying public health implications: “Fructose has become ubiquitous in our food supply, with the highest consumers being teens and young adults … understanding the potential health consequences of fructose and its role in chronic disease development is of critical importance.”

Fructose may fuel cancer

It’s well known that excessive intake of sugar – and refined starches like white flour, which the body converts into glucose almost instantly – promotes cancer growth.

But “sugar” is an inexact term that covers diverse chemical compounds.

Sugars include single molecules like glucose and fructose, and combinations like sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

Cane sugar consists entirely of sucrose, which is also the dominant sugar in fruits and vegetables.

Sucrose is a 50/50 combination of glucose and fructose, which the body splits apart almost instantly.